• China Increases Military and Economic Pressure on Japan — New York Times World - 17:24
• Trump threatens to abolish birthright citizenship through Congress after supreme court rules against him – live — The Guardian - 17:22
• Roof collapse kills 14 children at Pakistan tuition centre — BBC World - 17:21
• World Cup Loss Dominates German News, Displacing Even a Mass Shooting — New York Times World - 17:17
• US supreme court strikes down limits on campaign spending — The Guardian - 17:11
• Thousands of anti-migrant protesters march in South Africa amid heavy police presence — BBC World - 17:10
• Mideast Live Updates: U.S. and Iran to Meet with Mediators in Qatar — New York Times World - 17:07
• After U.S.-Iran War, Oman Is Said to Propose Strait of Hormuz Fee Plan — New York Times World - 17:07
• Six feared dead after ‘bizarre’ sinking of charter boat off Canadian coast — The Guardian - 17:02
• US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female school and college sports — BBC World - 17:02

Supreme Court rulings on presidential power to fire agency chiefs and mail-in ballots have sparked debate, while Trump's cabinet nominations continue, and FBI conduct faces scrutiny over drug trafficking allegations and case detail leaks.

• Anger at supreme court ruling on Trump’s power to fire agency chiefs – US politics live — The Guardian -
• First Thing: Supreme court backs Trump’s ability to fire agency chiefs but rules against him on mail-in ballots — The Guardian -
• Did US drug agents allow lethal fentanyl to hit New Mexico’s streets? — The Guardian -

• Kash Patel draws flak for posting FBI case details on social media ‘to make himself look good’ — The Guardian -
• Alleged Epstein victim and Trump accuser living in fear of retaliation, relative says — The Guardian -
• Liberal supreme court justices condemn ‘destabilizing’ ruling that expands Trump’s power to fire regulators – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Both Republican Dan Sullivans can compete in Alaska primary, court rules — The Guardian -
• Trump nominates Keith Sonderling to permanent role of labor secretary — The Guardian -

US-Iran talks in Qatar remain complex amid Middle East tensions, as Moscow faces drone attacks, and China escalates pressure on Japan, while Europe deals with a bombing in Monaco and a mass shooting in Germany, and Peru's election results in a conservative victory.

• Mideast Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Gear Up for Meetings in Qatar — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• China is a clear winner from Trump’s war in Middle East, report concludes — The Guardian -

• Putin Faces Increased Pressure as Moscow Is Again Attacked by Drones — New York Times World -
• China Increases Military and Economic Pressure on Japan — New York Times World -
• The Prom Went On in Kyiv, but Masha’s Date Danced Alone — New York Times World -
• Europe and US on collision course over next high representative for Bosnia — The Guardian -
• Iran Says Its Delegation Will Be in Doha, but Not for Talks With U.S. — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• Peru’s Keiko Fujimori wins presidential election, in latest victory for Latin American right — The Guardian -

UK defence spending is set for a significant uplift, alongside ongoing debates on economic challenges like disposable incomes and grocery inflation, while new asylum reforms and energy price cap rises spark public attention.

• Starmer unveils extra £15bn for UK defence, with some road and energy projects scrapped to fund rise – politics live — The Guardian -
• EU halves duty-free steel quota but UK and other partners given better rate — The Guardian -
• Reform MP chair of Welsh environment committee may ‘undermine scrutiny’, says thinktank — The Guardian -

• Nuclear weapons storage in spotlight as US plans $4bn boost for its UK airbases — The Guardian -
• UK watchdog plans to break Apple and Google’s ‘effective duopoly’ on mobile app stores — The Guardian -
• UK disposable incomes squeezed by price rises and tax changes — The Guardian -
• Sainsbury’s chief says grocery inflation not as bad as feared so far — The Guardian -
• Telegraph’s £575m takeover by German group completed — The Guardian -
• Bereaved mother says England maternity commissioner role would be ‘fundamentally dangerous’ — The Guardian -
• Nearly 25% of UK pubs and restaurants lose money, research shows — The Guardian -
• Cost to rewire Great Britain’s electricity network could reach £90bn in 2030s — The Guardian -
• Unite boss to face leadership challenge amid concerns over rise of Reform — The Guardian -
• Millions of Britons urged to submit meter readings before energy price cap rises on Wednesday — The Guardian -
• Tuesday briefing: Inside Shabana Mahmood’s new UK asylum reforms — The Guardian -
• School smartphone bans seen as ‘punitive’ by young people, study says — The Guardian -

Anti-migrant protests are met with heavy security in South Africa, while Spain offers legal status to over a million migrants, and antisemitic and misogynistic abuse is highlighted in an Australian commission.

• Heavy security in South Africa as anti-migrant protesters take to the streets — BBC World -
• More Than 1 Million Migrants Apply for Legal Status in Spain — New York Times World -
• Police units deployed across South Africa before anti-immigration marches — The Guardian -

• Georgie Purcell facing antisemitic and misogynistic abuse due to having Jewish partner, commission hears — The Guardian -

Venezuela grapples with a rising death toll and aftershocks from twin earthquakes, while Europe endures a hellish heatwave, and Delhi plans to ban petrol rickshaws to combat air pollution, with Australia also assessing flood mitigation efforts.

• Why the True Death Toll of Venezuela’s Quakes Is So Hard to Know — New York Times World -
• Why the True Death Toll of Venezuela’s Quakes Is So Hard to Know — New York Times World -
• Delhi plans to ban petrol rickshaws and scooters in effort to cut toxic fumes — The Guardian -

• NSW’s deadly one-in-100-years floods could have been slashed by two metres using dams, CSIRO finds — The Guardian -
• Reader Q&A: ask Ajit Niranjan anything about Europe’s hellish week of heat — The Guardian -
• How I survived the record Paris heatwave while seven months pregnant — The Guardian -
• Watch: Young bald eagle takes first flight in California — BBC World -
• What the U.S. Owes Venezuela — New York Times World -
• Aftershock frays nerves as many Venezuelans left to fend for themselves — BBC World -
• Angry Venezuelans accuse government of negligence over earthquake response — BBC World -

High-profile corruption cases see the Gojek founder jailed in Asia and a Chinese tycoon sentenced for fraud in the US, as Thai police investigate a teenage girl's murder and Australian authorities probe sensitive data breaches, and an Indian activist shares his six-year ordeal in jail.

• Monaco bombing was ‘attempted assassination’, not terror attack, say prosecutors – Europe live — The Guardian -
• Founder of Asian super-app Gojek sentenced to years in jail for corruption — BBC World -
• Manhunt under way after bomb injures Ukrainian oligarch and others in Monaco — BBC World -

• Thai police investigate if Australian man charged over 17-year-old girl’s murder linked to other unsolved cases — The Guardian -
• Monaco in shock after parcel bomb injures Ukrainian-born business leader — The Guardian -
• Australian Man Charged With Homicide After Thai Teen’s Body Found in Suitcase — New York Times World -
• EY sacks graduate employee after he allegedly accessed Australian PM’s bank account — The Guardian -
• Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years in US prison for fraud — The Guardian -
• 6 Are Killed During a Rare Mass Shooting in Germany — New York Times World -
• Chinese tycoon sentenced to 30 years in US jail — BBC World -
• Director sentenced to more than two years for defrauding Netflix out of $11m — The Guardian -
• What do we know about the shooting in Stade, Germany? — BBC World -
• Australian police close in on ‘Scorpio’, mystery author of threatening letters to high-profile people — The Guardian -
• ‘Humanity is a privilege’: Umar Khalid on his six years in an Indian jail without trial — The Guardian -

Gambling advertising reforms face criticism in parliament, concerns rise over vulnerable children sleeping in public offices, and Sydney introduces new e-bike parking zones to manage urban clutter, alongside other domestic incidents.

• Labor’s gambling ad legislation a ‘capitulation’ to industry lobby, Liberal MP says — The Guardian -
• Garth Hamilton storms out of question time after outburst – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Queensland government admits vulnerable children slept on floor of public service offices — The Guardian -

• Cairo Takeaway secures court win over pro-Israel activist who claimed he was ‘completely vindicated’ after settlement — The Guardian -
• Truck drivers ‘miraculously’ emerge nearly unscathed from explosions and fire after Hume Highway truck crash — The Guardian -
• Sydney to get parking zones for shared ebikes in bid to stop ‘wild west scenes’ of blocked footpaths — The Guardian -

Grand Theft Auto workers seek union recognition following mass firings, while Brompton Bicycles sells stakes to Decathlon and a Chinese investment group.

• Grand Theft Auto workers seek union recognition after mass firings — The Guardian -
• Brompton sells stakes to Decathlon and Chinese Labubu backer — The Guardian -

Chris Martin's lost James Bond theme heads to auction, Italy's absence from the World Cup sparks national reflection, and South Korean fans express anger over their football coach, with Norway's 'Viking Row' becoming a fan phenomenon.

• Chris Martin’s lost James Bond theme goes on auction with unheard Coldplay tapes — The Guardian -
• What Italy’s Failure to Make the Soccer World Cup Says About Its Wider Woes — New York Times World -
• Why are South Korean fans so angry at their football coach? — BBC World -

• Norway’s ‘Viking Row’ Is a Fan Phenomenon at the World Cup — New York Times World -